The glut of major football tournament announcements we are in the middle of highlights four things in particular – firstly the 'new' FIFA is uncomfortably similar to the old one, secondly it takes a lot of stadia and money to host increasingly bloated competitions, thirdly in-stadium fans feel ever-more irrelevant and finally, in the case of Euro...
Last week it was announced the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by a frankly ridiculous six countries across a 6,500-mile spread. This week we had confirmation the 2028 European Championship will be shared between five – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – after political horse-trading once more created a non-contest. Italy and Turkey will share Euro 2032.
have decided only Asian and Oceania federations can bid. They have given would-be hosts until October 31 to submit a list of 14 stadia, not long at all when the criteria were only published last week, but not such a problem if – like Saudi – you were preparing a 2030 bid. Almost as soon as the process formally opened, their hat was in the ring. The rules quietly changed last week to give some leeway. Instead of seven stadia having to already be built, now it is four.
House. Shamelessly blatant is the way world football's governing body sells itself for votes at president Gianni Infantino stands for re-election promising to look after the whole football family. So he should – the World Cup is not just about Europe and South America – but this is not the right way to go about it. More teams also means more demands on footballers pushed to breaking point by a constant expansion of competing tournaments and less quality. This is not about equality when the rich countries are getting proportionately, as well as actually, richer.
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